Pico is a global Total Brand Activation company with a proven track record nearly half a century long. Innovative, insightful and inspired, Pico has gained a worldwide reputation for bringing brands to life through powerful and engaging experiences – from strategy to execution.

Total Brand Activation is an insightful, response-driven approach that creates an immersive audience experience which ignites the right emotions, delivers honed messages and stimulates the desired responses.

By synergistically blending technological, digital, gaming, social media and other traditional engagements with cutting-edge real space and real time experiences, we provide innovative result-driven solutions which generate compelling moments and form deep and lasting relationships with the right audiences.

Our strength comes from the diversity of over 2,000 inspired professionals in over 40 major cities worldwide and the depth of our understanding of different cultures and industry practices. Backed by 80,000 sq. m. of production facilities across five continents, we are passionate about achieving our clients’ missions across multiple activation platforms – from exhibitions, events and world expos; to retail and branded environments, museums and themed environments, visual identity solutions, sports marketing and overlays, and venue management and consultation.

Pico has been voted into the top two on the list of Best Event Agency in Asia Pacific from 2014 to 2016 consecutively by CEI Asia magazine; and having won Gold in the B2B Agency category at Marketing magazine’s 2015 Agency of the Year Awards in Hong Kong. In North America, Pico has also been on Special Events magazine’s 50 Top Event Companies list for four consecutive years, from 2012 to 2015.

Pico Far East Holdings Limited has been listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange since 1992 (HKEX Stock Code: 752). Our associate company, Pico (Thailand) Public Company Limited was also listed on Thailand’s MAI in 2004 (Stock Code: PICO).

In Financial Year 2015 , Pico Far East Holdings Limited reported a turnover of US$544 million and a market capitalisation of US$324 million.

Conference & Exhibition Management

Meticulous planning and flawless management are the basics of any important gathering or exhibition. At Pico, we read the currents of the markets and stay on the cutting edge of technological trends, allowing us to provide practical and efficient, yet unique and elegant solutions to our clients’ needs. Our task is as much about motivation as it is about presentation, managed by our MP International teams of experienced professional conference and event organisers.

Creative

solutions, we established a Centre of Excellence called Pico Creative Labs - a nexus of creative ideas where innovation, design and technology are fused to deliver unique, stunning and, above all, effective solutions.
The experts at Pico Creative Labs have varied backgrounds including architecture, technology and engineering. Using a methodology that analyses client objectives beyond the brief, we weave high-value content and messages together with immersive, technology-driven experiences. By applying content and technology to the design and creative process, Pico Creative Labs consistently delivers advanced audience engagement through high-performance architecture, meaningful brand expression, innovative digital interaction and relevant 'Big Ideas'.

Digital

Embracing futuristic concepts, solutions and technology, our innovative digital approach focuses on developing and delivering brand engagements through animation and visual special effects content, online marketing, social media, gaming, apps and all online-to-offline (O2O) platforms. Through different independent specialized units, Digital Pico offers a broad range of solutions to match every conceivable need.
Epicentro is a new digital content production initiative from Pico that specializes in animation and visual special effects, including 2D, 3D & 4D effects and simulations, interactive projections, and films.
Pico TV is a smart media platform which allows events and exhibitions to extend their reach into the expanding mobile and tablet market through a fully interactive interface for videos, visuals, sounds, news, webcasts and more.

Engagement

The world is not just a single campaign, but a series of brand moments that involve constant exchange between brand and audience – emotional, physical or transactional. Our Pico TBA engagement specialists believe that each and every audience engagement with your brand should be driven by individual participation and preference.
Creating advocates and fans or motivating customers to action requires designing and delivering engagements that create a genuine exchange between brand and audience whether they be consumers, employees, enterprise or the public. Interaction that has a clear purpose. A group of multi-disciplinary thinkers, our specialists are able to provide the most relevant live brand engagement solutions.

Events

Pico has decades of experience in creating, managing and overseeing events – from initial concept to design and delivery – including essential on-site support and post-event services.
We employ state-of-the-art multimedia facilities, allowing our event management specialists to blend stunning visuals, music, choreography and special effects to create effective impact, solid engagement and memories that linger long after the event.

Exhibitions

Pico’s innovation professionals specialise in activating and energising strategies for our clients – turning ideas into practical yet memorable realities.
From smaller exhibitions to expositions, Pico has engaged the senses of millions of people across the world over the years. Our turnkey, concept-to-knockdown services make anything and everything possible for clients in both emerging and mature industries in every corner of the world.

Expo

Pico is a global leader in activating World Expositions. Over the last three decades, our teams have created success for numerous clients – activating almost 80 pavilions since the mid-1980s, including a number at Expo Milano 2015 – Pico’s ninth World Expo. For participants and organisers, the tasks involved in developing and realising successful participation at these momentous global events bring unique challenges and exceptional rewards.
From the earliest phases of conceptualisation and creative development through to flawless implementation and meticulous operation; Pico has turned our clients’ visions into unique realities time and again. With strategically located permanent offices and production facilities on five continents, we have established strong foundations and local links with governments, regulatory bodies, partners and vendors that have helped our clients achieve their goal of showing their best side to the world.

Integrated

Rapid changes in technology are shaping the way people live, work and play. Conventional branding and advertising strategies supported by fragmented below-the-line campaigns no longer address the growing challenges of this complex marketplace. In particular, the shifting marketing landscape makes it essential for brands to develop an effective and integrated marketing strategy that aligns a single perspective – the brand promise – across all platforms, modes and channels.
Our Pico Plus teams allow our clients to deliver on this promise with bespoke brand strategy, beginning with strategic development and ending with cross-platform solutions. From advertising and publicity to social media and interactive, our Pico Plus professional bring brands to life through powerful 360-degree solutions.

Interior & Retail

Successful retail and office is both an art and a science. Our experts design and build novel, functional and attractive permanent interiors and temporary environments which make powerful signature statements. Our concept-to-production approach for offices, retail stores and showrooms not only adds a new dimension to our clients’ overall brand image: it defines it.

Sports

Pico’s sport activation expertise covers a wide spectrum of sport marketing including merchandising, sponsorship activation and event management. Leveraging our rich experience in literally every type of event, let us be your trusted partner of choice for sport-related brand activations that activate unique brand objectives across the globe.
Over the years, Pico has provided temporary venue overlay solutions for many of the world’s biggest sporting occasions, caterting to different sporting stakeholders. To date, we have built up an impressive portfolio of experiences in handling enormous world-class spectacles and events – including six Olympic games, seven Formula One Grand Prix, numerous golf tournaments and the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens.

Sustainability

Taking the lead in sustainability is both our corporate and our social responsibility. By helping businesses grow and operate in a sustainable way, we are contributing to the health of the planet and the global economy, and ensuring the world is a better place for humankind’s next generation.
With over 40 years in the business, Pico has been delivering sustainability solutions across numerous event, exhibition and global marketing platforms. We are now taking this to the next level with our innovative in-house Pico Sustainability Rating System and Carbon Footprint Management Programmes, which allow us to develop and deliver affordable, world-class sustainability solutions to the MICE industry.

Themed Environments

Pico creates themed environments that are both engaging and timeless. Our project teams handle everything from the initial research and conceptualisation to the complex engineering that brings a setting to life – be it a themed park or an exhibition at a museum.
Whether we are recreating scenes from ancient times or peering into the future; our experts completely immerse themselves in their target environment. Professional content development, design, fabrication and long-term maintenance make themed environments come alive – and this is what we do best.

Venue Management

Pico experts provide management services for exhibition halls, auditoriums, theatres and stadiums on a consultancy or turnkey management basis. We offer full convention and exhibition facilities, including the Xi’an Greenland Pico International Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre and Chenzhou International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Preparation and development, pre-opening and post-opening daily operations are all in day’s work for Pico. Across the spectrum, from selling space to booking events to developing ancillary revenue sources; all the way to managing catering and car parking, Pico’s professional, proactive, hands-on approach provides our clients with reliable service and peace of mind.

Visual Identity

Ensuring that a brand’s core values hit home is at the heart of what we do. With 80,000 sq. m. of world-class production facilities on five continents at our disposal, we make our clients’ brands shine bright and stand out across the world’s many different markets. Our battle-hardened AE Smith and World Image teams design, engineering, carpentry, and lighting teams are focused, proven, reliable and indispensable to brands the world over.

Engaged in theming works for famous theme parks in Hong Kong and Singapore.

2010s and beyond

Activated almost 80 expo pavilions over the past 30 years, including a number at Expo Milano 2015 - Pico’s ninth World Expo.

Taking Total Brand Activation to new heights with futuristic offerings and integrated marketing strategies, Pico is well placed to be our clients’ partner of choice.

Awards

Our award-winning executions reflect the global recognition of our demonstrable expertise in our turnkey, concept-to-knockdown service for any industry, in any location.
Our most significant recent awards include:

The Pico Group aims to create a better world for our people, our stakeholders and our planet.

With a mission to be our clients' partner of choice and our people’s employer of choice, the Pico’s Vision 2020 makes a commitment to delivering quality across every aspect of our business: people, place, profit, planet and professionalism. It focuses on quality in each of these areas, and will allow us to achieve sustainable and healthy growth and become a leader in environmental best practice, health and safety, and corporate social responsibility.

In each of our offices around the world, Pico strives to exceed our clients' expectations. To do this, we are constantly upgrading and improving our capabilities. The majority of our offices have received several quality, environment management and other professional accreditations.

Additionally, in 2013, our long-standing Pico Eco initiatives were transformed into the Pico Sustainability unit, which provides professional sustainability services for the global MICE industry and other industries worldwide. Pico Dubai is now a LEED Silver member and a member of Emirates Green Building Council and the U.S. Green Building Council.

To be an industry leader and stay ahead of trends in markets where we operate, we must get ready for tomorrow, today.
This Vision 2020 paper provides a sustainable long-term growth path and a roadmap for our staff and stakeholders to win, together.

Mission

Our mission declares our purpose as a company and serves as the standard to guide our decisions and actions.

To be our clients’ partner of choice through delivering innovative and effective solutions that continuously exceed their expectations.

Vision

Our vision guides every aspect of our business by articulating what we need to accomplish to achieve sustainable and healthy growth.

People – Be a cohesive network of knowledge based professionals working as team players regardless of their geographical locations to achieve the client’s, the individual’s and the Group’s goals.

Place – Be a harmonious and inspiring place for people to share and contribute so that we continuously attract and retain talent worldwide.

Profit – Maximise sustainable return to shareholders

Planet – Be a socially responsible and eco-friendly corporate citizen

Professionalism – What we do, we do well

Core Values

Our core values define the attitudes and behaviours that are required of us to make Vision 2020 a reality.

Corporate Social Responsibility

The five core objectives of Pico’s Vision 2020 – people, place, profit, planet and professionalism – are the foundation of Pico’s robust and evolving Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy.

Pico firmly believes in treating our staff, our stakeholders and the wider community with care and respect. This care and respect lies at the heart of every business decision we make, every project we embark upon and every branding campaign we create.

The trust of our staff, the support of our stakeholders and the continuing health of the communities and environment that surround and sustain us have been crucial to the Pico Group's global success, and will play an ever-greater role in our future achievements.

Pico's most treasured assets are our human resources. Across the globe, our people continuously pursue training and career development through our Talent Enrichment Programme on top of mandatory training on anti-corruption, safety and health awareness. They also work within motivating remuneration and reward schemes and are provided with a smoke-free, healthy and safe working environment.

As a global corporate citizen, it is Pico's obligation to serve and nurture the communities it operates within. "Pico Global Care in Action" is our new global CSR commitment. In addition to making donations to numerous charitable organisations, Pico staff in all parts of the world participate in many activities which give back to the community - fundraising events of all kinds, flag days, charity walks, volunteer services, elderly visits and many more.

All new staff of major business units are required to attend seminars coordinated with authorities introducing them to and reminding them of the importance of strictly following the Group's anti-corruption practices and guidelines.

Our Pico Sustainability unit and leading environmental practices allow our business and the industry to grow and operate in a sustainable way, contributing to the health of the planet and the global economy, and ensuring the world is a better place for humankind's next generation.

We continue to be committed to working with our business partners in long-term, mutually respectful relationships. By putting our best efforts into creating the best result for our clients and our stakeholders, the Pico Group aims to create a better world for our people, our stakeholders and our planet.

Preparation and development, pre-opening and post-opening daily operations are all in day’s work for Pico. Across the spectrum, from selling space to booking events to developing ancillary revenue sources; all the way to managing catering and car parking, Pico’s professional, proactive, hands-on approach provides our clients with reliable service and peace of mind.

The global Pico Group of companies spans Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and North and South Americas. In addition to Pico’s own operating units, the Group also runs subsidiaries and joint ventures under different brands to offer further specialised and distinct services. Some of them have their own impressive portfolios, while others are long-standing industry leaders in their own fields.

TBA Creative Network is a full-service brand, marketing and creative agency specialising in the design and execution of marketing solutions. TBA Creative Network believes that creating advocates and fans or motivating customers requires designing and delivering engagements that create a genuine exchange between brand and audience. A group of multi-disciplinary thinkers, they are able to provide the most relevant solutions empowering brand and audiences alike in today’s modern landscape.

MP International (MPI) is group of professional conference and exhibition organisers (PCO / PEO). Headquartered in Singapore with 10 offices across Asia and Europe, MPI provides a wide coverage of services to governments, trade, industry and professional groups; ranging from show conceptualisation to post-event evaluation and from exhibitors’ procurement to buyers’ recruitment. MPI’s philosophy is to deliver events that make our partners and clients stand out in a competitive marketplace; bringing their strong understanding of different cultures and business practices into each collaboration in order to seamlessly integrate their teams into any market or region.

Global Spectrum L.P. is the second-largest facility management company in the United States. Global Spectrum Asia is Pico’s joint venture with the company, giving us the ability to offer a vast range of services to sports arenas, building the reputation of a particular venue as a thriving centre for hosting events. Global Spectrum Asia is the official venue operations partner for world-class Singapore Sports Hub – a state-of-the-art sports and entertainment complex that will feature a 55,000-seat stadium, a 14,000-seat arena and a 3,000-seat aquatic centre. The Singapore Sports hub is a prime example of how Pico satisfies the needs of the end users of exhibition, convention, sports and other multi-purpose venues to ensure the success of events.

A.E. Smith is a team of creative professionals assembled to help companies raise their corporate image to the next level. Headquartered in Shanghai, China with a proven track record of nearly 20 years, A.E. Smith provides a one-stop-shop service which covers the design, manufacture and management of every type of internal and external brand signage, display unit and visual identity elements; A.E. Smith’s goal is to identify a client’s brand image and help them create a visual identity system which reflects the brand’s core values.

World Image offers comprehensive one-stop-shop branding solutions for the world’s greatest companies. With over 23 branches around the world, and a complete supply chain in China, World Image’s services range from corporate identity consultations and concept design development to product engineering, project management, manufacturing, installation, and final commissioning. Committed to offering excellent service and unique products through high quality innovative technology and creative design, World Image’s goal is to earn the privilege of becoming our customers’ branding partner for life.

Epicentro is a new digital content production initiative from Pico that specialises in animation and visual special effects, including 2D, 3D & 4D effects and simulations, interactive projections, and films.

Chenzhou International Convention and Exhibition Centre (“the CZCEC”) is a large-scale, modern multi-function centre which offers comprehensive facilities in Hunan Province, China. The CZCEC forms part of the recreational and sports district of the city providing show organisers and exhibitors with approximately 50,000 sq. m. of indoor exhibition space and approximately 15,000 sq. m. of outdoor exhibition space.
Pico provides a wide range of facility management and operations management services for the CZCEC, including hosting and co-organising conferences, exhibitions and other events, as well as the management of the venue, facility rental and other ancillary services like parking lots and food and beverage services.
With Pico’s global prominence and experience in the exhibition industry, the CZCEC is well-placed to grow as a first-class international convention and exhibition destination for iconic international and local exhibitions and events in the Jiang Nan region.

The Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre (SLECC) is strategically located in Colombo’s city centre. The high-capacity SLECC is only a short walk from most leading hotels and the commercial and financial district.
The multi-purpose, fully-air conditioned SLECC meets and exceeds the demands of the business community with its 4,000 sq. m. of column-free space and a sturdy floor loading of 4.5 Kn. per sq. m., allowing for easy assembly and installation of any type of machinery, sensitive equipment and decorative exhibits. These features make it an ideal venue for a large variety of events – exhibitions, conventions, product launches, awards ceremonies, meetings, get-togethers, music concerts, weddings and more. Also offering highly proficient services like event management and co-ordination, the SLECC is known to be an innovator of professional exhibition organizer (PEO) and professional conference organizer (PCO).

Xian Greenland Pico International Convention and Exhibition Center (‘the GPCEC’) was jointly developed by Pico Group and Shanghai Greenland Group, a leading property developer in China.
GPCEC is strategically located in the Xian Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, the city's modern central business district (CBD) and international gateway for Xian and Shaanxi Province. With two nearby international 4- and 5-star hotels, and within 20 minutes of the Bell Tower in the old city centre, GPCEC is now a key infrastructural landmark in the new CBD.
With total built-up space of 30,000 sq. m. including four exhibition halls and 10 meeting rooms, GPCEC is the ideal venue for hosting international, regional and national exhibitions, conventions and corporate events, as well as cultural and social activities.

Fairtrans International aims to become a trusted partner for its clients by safely transporting clients’ exhibition items and by providing superior event logistics. Having an excellent track record of more than two decades, Fairtrans specialises in the safe and speedy transportation of exhibition items, and in event logistics services for event organisers and exhibitors. Fairtrans is able to provide a highly flexible range of services for its clients, as a result of its extensive experience, profound knowledge of exhibitions and events all over the globe, and a strong, reliable worldwide network. Its wide spectrum of event-related transportation services includes pick-up, packaging, customs clearance, storage, transportation, loading, management, carry-out and return delivery.